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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Sniper".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Toward the end of the story, the sniper feels "remorse" (98). What is he feeling?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Regret.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Fury.

2. How does the sniper get off of the rooftop?
(a) By jumping to a lower building.
(b) Via a set of fire stairs.
(c) By the ladder he has with him.
(d) Through a skylight.

3. "His enemy had been hit" (98) is an example of what technique?
(a) Charged language.
(b) Honorific diction.
(c) Parallelism.
(d) Passive voice.

4. The name of the street gives the reader what important piece of information?
(a) That the sniper has been assigned to a pointless task.
(b) How close the sniper is to his own home.
(c) That the sniper has mistakenly positioned himself in enemy territory.
(d) How close the sniper is to the heart of the battle.

5. What bridge is near the sniper's position?
(a) O'Connell.
(b) Nine Arches.
(c) Lifford.
(d) Craigavon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the sniper think that he might know his enemy from?

2. Why does the sniper decide that it is safe to move from the rooftop?

3. At the end of the story, the reader learns that the story has been taking place on the corner of what street?

4. Where does the sniper get shot?

5. What is the risk that the sniper takes in order to check out his dead enemy's identity?

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